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echar

to throw, to put, to pour

verb Word 555 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate echar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo echo I throw / I am throwing / I put / I am putting / I pour / I am pouring
tú echas you throw / you are throwing / you put / you are putting / you pour / you are pouring
él/ella echa he/she throws / he/she is throwing / you throw (formal) / you are throwing (formal) / he/she puts / he/she is putting / you put (formal) / you are putting (formal) / he/she pours / he/she is pouring / you pour (formal) / you are pouring (formal)
nosotros echamos we throw / we are throwing / we put / we are putting / we pour / we are pouring
ellos/ellas echan they throw / they are throwing / you all throw / you all are throwing / they put / they are putting / you all put / you all are putting / they pour / they are pouring / you all pour / you all are pouring

Preterite

yo eché I threw / I put / I poured
tú echaste you threw / you put / you poured
él/ella echó he/she threw / you threw (formal) / he/she put / you put (formal) / he/she poured / you poured (formal)
nosotros echamos we threw / we put / we poured
ellos/ellas echaron they threw / you all threw / they put / you all put / they poured / you all poured

Imperfect

yo echaba I was throwing / I used to throw / I was putting / I used to put / I was pouring / I used to pour
tú echabas you were throwing / you used to throw / you were putting / you used to put / you were pouring / you used to pour
él/ella echaba he/she was throwing / he/she used to throw / you were throwing (formal) / you used to throw (formal) / he/she was putting / he/she used to put / you were putting (formal) / you used to put (formal) / he/she was pouring / he/she used to pour / you were pouring (formal) / you used to pour (formal)
nosotros echábamos we were throwing / we used to throw / we were putting / we used to put / we were pouring / we used to pour
ellos/ellas echaban they were throwing / they used to throw / you all were throwing / you all used to throw / they were putting / they used to put / you all were putting / you all used to put / they were pouring / they used to pour / you all were pouring / you all used to pour

Future

yo echaré I will throw / I will put / I will pour
tú echarás you will throw / you will put / you will pour
él/ella echará he/she will throw / you will throw (formal) / he/she will put / you will put (formal) / he/she will pour / you will pour (formal)
nosotros echaremos we will throw / we will put / we will pour
ellos/ellas echarán they will throw / you all will throw / they will put / you all will put / they will pour / you all will pour

In a sentence

¿Le echas sal a la comida?

Do you put salt on your food?

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